You are correct. All the renter pilot needs to do is check that the plane
has a current inspection. That inspection certifies the aircraft is
airworthy as of that date, and "renews" the airworthiness certificate for
the next 100 hours or year as the case may be. The reg (91.409)
specifically says "no person may operate an aircraft ... unless within the
preceding 100 hours of time in service the aircraft has received an annual
or 100-hour inspection and been approved for return to service." There are
a few additional nuances, but for general audience of this newsgroup, the
essential point is that the buck for AD compliance stops with the IA.

AD compliance research is kind of an art, and pilots are not expected to be
able to do it. It's a half day job, at minimum, on an unfamiliar plane for
someone who knows what he is doing. Sometimes it takes a half hour just to
read a single, complex AD and make phone calls to see what it really means.



"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 11:26:48 GMT, "Roger Long"
wrote in ::

The regulations are attempting to insure that you know a rental aircraft
as
well as if you owned it. Sure it is impractical but, why should FAA
regulations be any more reasonable than other government regulations?

It is my understanding that the IA who performed the last 100 hour
inspection certifies that all ADs have been complied with when s/he
signs it off. Doesn't a renter pilot just need to see that the logs
to insure that such an inspection was entered into the log books
within the requisite time period?